"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.